Trump takes aim at Cuba, holds Havana responsible for Venezuelan crisis

[Judi Lynn]

Trump takes aim at Cuba, holds Havana responsible for Venezuelan crisis
BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ

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October 17, 2018 04:04 PM

Updated 6 hours 33 minutes ago

WASHINGTON
The White House plan to turn up the pressure on Cuba for its role in what a senior administration official on Wednesday said was its efforts to subvert democracy in Venezuela and propping up President Nicolás Maduro.

The senior administration official said Maduro would be out of power if it wasn’t for the Cuban intelligence operatives who help him control restless Venezuelans and block efforts to replace him.

“The issue of Cuban involvement in Venezuela is a fact. It’s not a theory,” said the official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity per administration policy.

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, will unveil more details on the work of Cuban operatives in Venezuela, but the senior administration official said the United States plans to ratchet up its pressure on Cuba, especially the Cuban military that assists with Venezuela’s intelligence and counterintelligence efforts.

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(Clearly the Orange Prince knows the public will not support an attack on Venezuela, so he's going to try the back door to an attack by claiming Cuba is responsible for Venezuela's problems, and create an opening for a Bay of Pigs II.)

[GatoGordo]

1. Good! Cuba IS responsible for the genocide that is going in in Venezuela

Clearly the Orangutan in Chief can do SOMETHING right.

There will not be a Bay of Pigs 2. There is nothing in Venezuela that is of value any longer. The Chavistas have seen to that.

[Judi Lynn]

2. "Clearly the Orangutan in Chief can do SOMETHING right." LOL. n/t